Chapter 740 Breaking the Whole Into Small Parts

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere froze on the spot.

Xie Jin turned his head and glanced at him: "Can you stop being so angry?"

Xuanyuan Chen pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Mr. Chen is still young, and it is normal for him to be dissatisfied for a while. Isn't this too much for you, sir?" The head of the clan smiled and tried to smooth things over, as calm as a philanthropic old man, "Because he cares about you, he is jealous. You should give more care to Mr. Chen."

Xie Jin snorted coldly: "He is spoiled and ignorant of the world."

Xuanyuan Chen lowered his eyebrows and eyes, and his expression could not be seen clearly.

The atmosphere of the breakfast was subtle. The people present had different expressions and their own little calculations in their hearts. After breakfast, the prefect happened to arrive with his officials. It was unknown whether they came at the right time or had been waiting outside.

Xie Jin didn't care about this, and soon went with the prefect to inspect the disaster situation in various towns, the grain distribution and the tent building work.

Compared to the chaos and embarrassment when he first arrived, the situation in the town has obviously improved in the past two days. All the officers and soldiers of the government office have been mobilized, and each town has begun to prepare for the resettlement of disaster victims. The people have also participated in it spontaneously. Young and strong men helped to set up tents, and women with children took care of their children and those without children also helped with some physical work.

The disaster relief work seemed to be carried out in an orderly manner.

However, Xie Jin noticed that all those who came out to release grain were still Chen Xing and the bosses who had contacted in advance, and the other grain merchants who secretly hoarded grain had not even shown their faces.

Obviously, everything presented in front of him was still just superficial work.

The profiteers had already discussed with the prefect, and as soon as the imperial envoy left, they would immediately take out the grain and sell it at a high price, or wait until Chen Xing and the grain merchants had sold out the grain at a normal price, and the people had eaten up the remaining grain, and when there was no more grain to buy, they would take it out and sell it, and they could still sell it at a high price.

By then, the people will have the relief money issued by the court, and they will be able to buy it even at a high price. The relief money from the court will eventually fall into the pockets of profiteers.

I only visited three towns in the whole day.

The same thing happened the next day.

Three days later, the first batch of relief silver and grain was transported over. The grain and silver were placed in the Chen family granary. Yu Zhizhou was surprised: "This... shouldn't the relief silver be placed in the government office?"

"Huh?" Xie Jin frowned slightly, "Didn't Lord Yu say before that many people were settled in the government office? There is no room for grain, and even less for silver. Although I believe that the people are simple and kind, every household has had a hard time recently. The people saw so many boxes of silver in front of them, how could they not be tempted? What if they started to rob?"

Yu Zhizhou was speechless.

"Sir, give me the list of the victims first." Xie Jin said, "Didn't I ask you to do it before?"

Yu Zhizhou said hurriedly: "It has been counted. I will send it to you when I return to the government office."

Xie Jin hummed, and said nothing more. He went to hand over to the team escorting the grain. Chu Nanyi and Mo Lingan were responsible for escorting the grain this time.

The two of them came together, which was a bit beyond Xie Jin's expectation, but the news brought by Mo Lingan quickly made him understand: "Your sweetheart has led the Black Obsidian Army to break up and is on the way."

Black Obsidian Army?

Xie Jin was stunned: "A mere Mianzhou actually needs to dispatch the Obsidian Army?"

"This is the Lord's intention. If you have any doubts, you can go and tell the Lord." Mo Ling'an said in a light tone, "Although I also think that the Obsidian Army is not needed, the Obsidian Army of Prince Yao is also the elite of the elite. It has been trained for a while. The Lord will always see their performance. If the performance is not good, your sweetheart may suffer."

When Xie Jin heard this, he immediately reflected on himself. If the training was delayed because of his relationship with Yaoyao, which led to Yaoyao being punished, he would definitely protest to the Lord. After all, the Lord agreed to his relationship with Yaoyao. The couple's relationship is strong, so it is inevitable that they will get together more often. The Lord should understand, right?

However, as soon as this idea came to his mind, Xie Jin couldn't help but feel that he should still believe Yaoyao.

Yaoyao is not a person who would delay training for feelings. He has been to the military camp before. The soldiers in the military camp are full of vigor and awe. They are as agile as leopards during training and as stern as pine trees when on duty. You can tell from looking at them that they are all good men selected from a hundred.

It should satisfy the master.

Thinking of this, Xie Jin couldn't help but feel an urgent mood, and couldn't wait to see Yaoyao.

"What's the situation here?" Chu Nanyi came out of the granary with Chen Xing. He looked like an ordinary businessman in a simple blue cloth, and he was not a dressed-up businessman. His handsome and harmless face made people feel unguarded. He was a young man who was born to make people feel at ease. "This disaster relief is the work of many people. Lord Xie, don't take credit when you go back. You can't accept the credit given to you by the master, because you feel ashamed to accept it."

Xie Jin glanced at him casually: "I am a fighter after all. The imperial envoy who came in the name of disaster relief had his merits on the surface, unlike you, who even had to pretend to be someone else to transport food and escort disaster relief silver. "

"Thank you, sir, you are too heartless." Mo Lingan frowned, "We helped you secretly regardless of our merits, saving you a lot of effort? But you, not only did not appreciate it, but also laughed at us. This is called a good heart fed to the dog."

Chu Nanyi nodded slowly: "Lingan is right, sir, you are taking our kindness for granted."

"Otherwise, we'd better withdraw." Mo Lingan sighed, "It's not a thankless effort. Mr. Xie may not need our efforts at all."

Xie Jin stood sideways, listening to the two singing harmoniously, enjoying himself. He raised the corners of his lips slightly and said, "You can give up your choice now. The worst thing is that I will go back later. Anyway, Yaoyao is here to accompany me, so I can treat it as a vacation. But after I get back, if the Lord asks me why I took so long, I will tell you that you are trying to hinder me behind my back. How do you explain it?"

"Master Xie is so cute, so innocent." Mo Lingan sneered, "I am in charge of intelligence, do you think the Lord will believe anything you say?"

Chu Nanyi looked at the group of people coming not far away: "Okay, let's get to work."

Mo Lingan stopped talking and turned around to see an old man who was over seventy years old and a middle-aged man in official uniform coming this way, followed by a large number of followers, he couldn't help but frown: "Who is this old man? "

"Aren't you in charge of intelligence?" Xie Jin glanced at him, "He is the old head of the Zong family, Zong Wei."